Free Lorem Ipsum API - Placeholder Text

Parameters

name	in	type	required	description
`type`	query	string	optional	Output Type one of `wordssentencesparagraphs` default `paragraphs`
`count`	query	number	optional	Count range `1 to 100` default `3`

Request

Send your key in the X-API-Key header. More languages and patterns live on the code examples page.

curl -s "https://apixies.io/api/v1/lorem-ipsum?type=paragraphs" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/lorem-ipsum?type=paragraphs", {
  headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

$ch = curl_init("https://apixies.io/api/v1/lorem-ipsum?type=paragraphs");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"],
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

print_r($data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/lorem-ipsum",
    params={"type": "paragraphs"},
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json())

Response

The result sits under data in the standard envelope. See the response format guide for errors and status codes.

returns

data.text: The generated text, with paragraphs split by blank lines.
data.word_count: Number of words in the text.
data.char_count: Number of characters in the text.
data.type: Unit you asked for: words, sentences or paragraphs.

example response 200

{
"status": "success",
"http_code": 200,
"code": "SUCCESS",
"message": "Lorem ipsum generated",
"data": {
"text": "Praesentium tempor commodo doloribus pariatur voluptatibus excepteur sunt possimus at at. Nulla officia nisi quisquam iusto eos fugit est dolore cupidatat enim. Tempor possimus voluptatum deserunt cillum asperiores odio nostrud molestias duis dignissimos tenetur magna possimus est. Blanditiis voluptas tenetur tempor cillum temporibus voluptate aliquip corrupti voluptate adipiscing duis.\n\nIn numquam cupidatat blanditiis doloribus laboris minim dolore quis blanditiis aute quibusdam reiciendis laborum. Enim quo nemo ut esse esse quos quibusdam recusandae repellat repellendus veniam at excepteur. Mollit doloribus excepteur incididunt quo at qui iusto consectetur. Elit eiusmod ea sapiente voluptatum laboris mollit cupidatat praesentium. Cillum numquam cupidatat cupidatat perferendis nostrud corrupti reprehenderit laborum ex dolor.\n\nElit reiciendis veniam consequat blanditiis non sint dolores itaque maxime itaque. Ea voluptatibus magni voluptatum quis aliqua nisi asperiores sunt ut ex pariatur voluptatibus. Maxime anim anim excepteur sunt alias lorem laboris blanditiis aute illum. Occaecat quas corrupti voluptatum enim alias sed omnis quo voluptatibus pariatur culpa consequat in. Delectus culpa cillum omnis occaecat lorem sit cillum mollit. Sunt quis ea earum sed dolor impedit non repellat doloribus qui fugiat dolore.",
"type": "paragraphs",
"count": 3,
"word_count": 177,
"char_count": 1333,
"generated_at": "2026-09-18T12:00:00+00:00"
}
}

Authentication and limits

This endpoint needs an API key. Use the sandbox ("try it" above) to test it without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Common use cases

Design mockups and wireframes

Generate realistic placeholder text for UI designs, wireframes, and prototypes. Control the exact amount of text needed for each section.

Template testing

Fill email templates, PDF layouts, and page designs with placeholder content to test how they handle varying text lengths.

Database seeding

Populate development databases with realistic text content for testing. Generate paragraphs for blog posts, descriptions, and comments.

related endpoints

POST Text Analyzer Analyze text for word count, character count, reading time, and word frequency POST Markdown to HTML Convert Markdown text to HTML POST HTML to PDF Converter Convert HTML content to a PDF document with proper formatting and styling

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